"The Caps have been on a pretty decent run of late, and have been a strong road team overall this season...neither of those things was on display tonight in Winnipeg, however, as they seemed unprepared to play hockey from the opening faceoff on, from the goalie to the forwards. Thus endeth a nine-game point streak, in embarrassing fashion. Plus: The Caps busted up Connor Hellebuyck's shutout in his return with a power-play goal on the two-man advantage late in the third."
"Minus: Basically everything about this one was bad. Turnovers were rampant, Logan Thompson didn't seem sharp, and the Caps barely mustered an attack on a goalie who was returning from missing the last several weeks. Caps Player of the Game: Probably not the debut he was hoping for, but cheers to Bogdan Trineyev for playing in his first NHL game."
The Washington Capitals, despite recent strong road play, were unprepared in Winnipeg from the opening faceoff, with failures spanning from goaltending to forwards. The loss ended a nine-game point streak in embarrassing fashion. Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck returned and nearly recorded a shutout until the Capitals scored on a two-man power-play late in the third. Turnovers were rampant and Logan Thompson appeared unsharp, which limited offensive chances against a goalie returning from several weeks out. Bogdan Trineyev made his NHL debut and earned recognition despite the team's overall poor performance.
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